So today was the first day of my language study course before I start my actual studies in Germany. Being the amazingly wise guy/student that I am, I decided to enroll in the the absolute farthest University in the area, requiring some 3 train transfers. Of course this course starts at 8 am, so I roll out of bed at 7 with my roommate Adam, whose disturbing insistence on near Nazi-like hygiene regimens ensured that we hit the S-bahn at 730. One must give the Berlin transit system credit; when one is in a hurry, rest assured that it is not, but it is committed to the most confusing and unintelligble schedules and stations. So, having navigated this particular tribulation with typical style and aplomb (read: barely contained fury) we flew out of the Thielplatz station only to examine the most convoluted and senseless directions given to me by my language program. After wandering around the Dahlem area in search of this mystical Free University (intellectually, not financially), we finally found some semblance of the directions given. Finally, we arrived at the "main building" with no signs posted, no listings, no directions to the exam whatsoever. We asked the information desk, who helpfully pointed us to a map and implied we were stupid.
Alright here it is: You WIN Germany. Apparently poor stupid Americans like myself have no business wandering your hallowed and quite frankly enormous halls of academia.Utterly defeated, we slunk off to Henry-Ford Bau, realized it was worthless too, and got some breakfast at a cafe. We then retreated to our favorite hangout (it has free Wi-Fi and occasionally good drinks) Espresso Ambulanz and I proceed to check my email...
My course starts on Monday. Oh yeah. I'm pretty much amazing.
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